The liberated firm, a radical innovation or a mere avatar of participatory management?

L’entreprise libérée, innovation radicale ou simple avatar du management participatif ?

Patrick Gilbert, Ann-Charlotte Teglborg and Nathalie Raulet-Croset ()
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Patrick Gilbert: IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School
Ann-Charlotte Teglborg: NBS - Novancia Business School - CCIP IDF - Chambre de commerce et d’industrie - Paris-Île de France, IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School, IOE - Institute of Education - UCL - University College of London [London]
Nathalie Raulet-Croset: IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School, CRG I3 - Centre de recherche en gestion i3 - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - Université Paris-Saclay - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Is the "liberated firm" fad all that new in relation to previous managerial models ? Is it a genuine innovation or a new avatar of participatory management ? How is the liberated firm freed from the difficulties encountered while implementing this form of participatory management ? To answer these questions, three emblematic cases are brought into focus : Favi, a metalworking firm ; Poult, which makes cookies ; and CHRONO Flex, a company that repairs hoses. Liberated firms turn out to be both in continuity and in rupture with the participatory model. Although they manage to overcome some problems, the difficulties of implementing "liberation" are not to be overlooked.

Date: 2018
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Published in Gérer et Comprendre. Annales des Mines, 2018, 3, pp.14-23

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